Violoncello

Object Name:

Violoncello

Object ID:

1958.009.01

Creator:

Dearborn, David M. and LymanManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1841-1843

Description:

Bass viol (church bass). Made by David M. and Lyman Dearborn, Concord, NH. Maple body with very dark brown finish. Striped graining on ribs. Printed paper label pasted to interior of back: "PREMIUM / Bass and Double Bass Viols, / MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY / D. M. & L. DEARBORN, / Opposite the American House, / CONCORD, N. H." Four steel strings and four black tuning pegs. Bridge missing. Sound post loose inside.

Material:

Wood
Maple

Dimensions:

W-18 L-52 D-9 inches

Provenance:

First used in First Baptist Church, Concord, NH. After an organ was installed, the bass viol was given to White Memorial Universalist Church and used there until it, too, had an organ. Said to be the first instrument played in White Memorial Church.

Credit Line:

Gift of White Memorial Universalist Church

People:

Dearborn, David M. (1810-1865), Dearborn, Lyman (1811-1889)

Subjects:

Cellos, Violoncellos, Churches, Baptist churches, Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, Universalist churches, Violoncellos